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Long Time No See [C]

Richards fingers tapped the top of the table as he waited. He was giddy, it has been so long since he had last seen Giacinto. As soon as he had heard she was back he shot her a text inviting her out to the local cocktail bar.

The cocktail bar was classy but casual and he dressed the part. His hair was tied back, jeans and a grey button up shift with a light navy jacket on top. This was, to be honest, his normal wear anyway.

Richard told her to meet him at nine. Icy blue eyes watched the clock intently as it ticked closer and closer to the time.

Ten past nine Giacinto strode into the bar with a crooked smile playing on her deep red lips.

Clinging to her tanned form was a sheer nude dress filled out with blood red cloth flowers that covered her breasts and swooped down over her flat stomach and upper thighs. The hem of the dress swished around her knees as she approached her coven mate.

Her heels clicked against the ground.

When she reached the man, she leant down to press a kiss to either cheek. "It's good to see you."

Richard had to stop himself from jumping from his seat and and wrapping his arms around her. He kept himself composed, returned the kiss on the cheek and kept his arms close to him. Although the grin on his face betrayed his excitement.

It was good to see a familiar face after so long.

"Lovely to see you too. You look stunning tonight."

It was true. Many men and woman were drooling over her and glaring at him. If his interests differ, he would of felt like the cat that got the cream.

Her crooked smile widened. "You should have seen me every night while I was in Georgia. Naked with sex hair suits me," she said in a throaty purr. Crimson eyes glinted in wicked amusement. "I'm certain that was a stunning sight."

"Out of everything you could of told me about America, that was one part I did not want to hear about. Maybe you could tell about, I don't know, the amazing views you seen." He gave what he said a thought. "Actually, don't. I am already guessing you have seen amazing views."

The bar server leaned over the bar to hear there order as soon as they got there. Probably to hit on Giacinto.

"Two negroni's, please."

He turned back to Giacinto. "So was there anything interesting there that wasn't sex related? Or is that a stupid question?"

"Oh yes. The woman that took a liking to me had the most beautiful pair of tits you've ever seen. Amazing view indeed."

She licked her lips slowly, as if savouring the memory of the taste of those beautiful breasts on her lips.

"Yes, I suppose the feral that I had to end was fairly interesting." The woman gave a sigh, as if moving from the topic of sex was a pain to her. "Someone from my past that had let himself go feral. it was quite a mess."

"Maybe you shouldn't of made so many of them then. At least it means you are good of character."

Taking a sip of his own drink and he enjoyed the burn as it slid down his throat.

"Ah, it has been almost a year since I have had a drink."

The time has slipped past him so fast this year. Nothing remarkable happened - good or bad. He just kept to the routine of his life and that was that. For years her wanted just a year, one year, without some sort of chaos. Now he was craving it.

Dick paused in thought, trying to think of a single time a blemish crossed his skin since becoming a vampire. He remembered his shoulders and forehead being particular bumpy and rough during his childhood, and then magically clearing up over time as soon as he turned. Back then, he just put it down to better hygiene and becoming older. Other then that, he couldn't remember a time where his skin has been anything but clear.

"You know, I never really thought about it before. I guess not, and a good thing too. I used to be plagued with them,"

Like Gia, he took a shot as well. Unlike Gia, a slight grimace fell across his face.

"Why am I not surprised? But I am up for that."

To think a couple of years ago he would of sneered at the idea, preferring cocktail bars such as the one he was in rather then clubs. They were grimy, crammed, and most of the time stunk of puke... Plus he had a track record of getting chucked out of most of the clubs he went in the early 70's.

But tonight he was up for (mostly) anything.

Lifting his shot glass to chink it against Gia's glass he took the next shot, same expression crossing his face.

"It is difficult for... you know, me getting into bed with a single man." He tried to keep his cool as he said that, but the blush crawled up to his ears. "I really don't think I being in bed with two women is high on my list of wants. I will be quite happy being a third wheel."

He downed the negroni. With they way this night looks like it is going he will need to get drunker faster.